March 2020 Issue

EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN March 2020 Page 25 BS in Medical Imaging and is board certified by the ARRT in Radiography and Magnetic Res- onance Imaging. She first began practicing 17 years ago in human medicine and now brings her expertise in MRI to the local horse community in Northern Baltimore County, MD, catering to the indi- vidual needs of her clients while providing exemplary patient care. Visit Paige Burkhardt Laing at the Equine MRI of MD booth 623. Jason Charles What Your Horse Should Know Before Going to a Trainer (Fri., 11 am, Round Pen Arena) Improving Your Trail Obstacle Time & Score (Sat., 11 am, Equine Arena) Where to Get Started; Western & Ranch Riding (Sun., 11 am, Seminar Hall A) Jason and Crystal Charles own a farm in Dillsburg, Pa where he trains, coaches, and shows NRHA reining, ranch versatility, and trail competitions. His career began at River Valley Ranch, a horsemanship camp for kids. He trained with Evergreen Farm and has started hundreds of horses. He finishes western hors- es and competes in reining & trail events. Highlights include SVRA high point, Mustang Makeover Champion, NRHA top ten, Horse World Expo Trail Champions Challenge and Equine Affaire Versatile Horse Champion in Ohio and Massachusetts. See Jason Charles at the Jason Charles Horsemanship booth 425. Rachel Cloninger Penn State Opportunities for the Horse Crazy Kid (Thurs., 4 pm, Seminar Hall B) Rachel Cloninger majored in Animal Science at Penn State. Af- ter graduation, she worked for the PA Farm Bureau, AgChoice Farm Credit and PennAg Industries for over 10 years before returning to Penn State as the Animal Science Advising Coordinator, where she recruits prospective students, advises undergraduate students and teaches. Rachel works to help students partner their passions with career choices to positively impact the agricultural industry. She lives in Centre Hall, PA with her husband, Ben and children, Jackson and Kennedy. Visit Rachel Cloninger at the Penn State University booth 215, 216. Julie Cyra Gaited Horses & Saddle Fit- ting; What’s It All About (Fri., 4 pm, Seminar Hall A) A Saddle That Fits! And What We All Need to Know to Find One (Sat., 3 pm, Seminar Hall A) The owner of one of the country’s largest saddle shops, West 20 Ranch & Saddle Co., in East Troy, WI, Julie works close- ly with many saddle manufactur- ers to determine what is missing in the industry and to help them build affordable products. She has done countless private saddle fittings and hundreds of clinics over the years. See Julie Cyra at the West 20 Saddle Company booth 1701-1714. Christine Deaner, MSPT Common Sources of Pain in the Equine Athlete (Sat., 5 pm, Seminar Hall A) ABoston University graduate with a Master of Science degree in Physical Therapy, Christine has over 21 years of experience reha- bilitating athletes and others with orthopedic and neurologic injuries. In October 2017, Christine was invited by USEF to participate in an education session with Andrew Thomas, physiotherapist to the US Olympic Equestrian team. After training with him she became one of 20 USEF Certified Physiother- apists. Her PT practice, Cavalry Performance and Rehabilitation, specializes in equestrian athletes. Montie Eagle Concerns for the Older Rider (Friday, 11 am, Seminar Hall A) Do You Have the Right Horse? (Sun., noon, Seminar Hall A) Montie Eagle studied classical dressage beginning in the early 1980’s before discov- ering western dressage through Jack Brainard in 2006. Montie teaches students from all disci- plines at her Carlisle PA facility, specializing in the adult beginner and adults returning to riding. Montie believes that dressage is for everyone and that each horse and rider can gain from work in dressage. Brian Egan, MS The Basics of Horse Behavior (Sat., 5 pm, Seminar Hall B) Brian Egan is an Instructor of Equine Science at Penn State University in the Department of Dairy and Animal Science and is coordinator of the Penn State (Continued from page 24) (Continued on page 26)